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Neither trime nor nickel: TRICKLE?
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Interesting little sidebar note in the February 2010 issue of American History magazine, pg 11.
Have you ever heard or read the copper-nickel 3-cent piece referred to as a "trickle"?
Have you ever heard or read the copper-nickel 3-cent piece referred to as a "trickle"?
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I've never seen it or heard it or said it before in my life.
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<< <i>I have referred to 3c nickels, as trickels in the past, but have not seen anyone else do it. >>
you obviously have me on ignore! I have done so for years.
Mainly it referred to a very small stream of water.
Never in relation to a coin though.
Ray
Interesting little sidebar note in the February 2010 issue of American History magazine, pg 11.
Have you ever heard or read the copper-nickel 3-cent piece referred to as a "trickle"?
This was used in a Coins Magazine article of October 2009. The article was titled
“From Trime to Trickle.”
The article may be found here: Link
By accident the person who set this article up at the Krause website said it was published
by Numismatic News instead of Coins Magazine. In addition “trickel” is used in
the article and “trickle” was used by mistake in the title.
Denga
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This was used in a Coins Magazine article of October 2009. The article was titled
“From Trime to Trickle.”
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Thanks, Denga. I was familiar with Bob Julian's article, but I assumed its headline was a clever play on words (i.e., playing on the fact that the mintages went from millions down a thousands, or from a flood to a trickle).
The person I failed to query yesterday was R.W. Julian himself! I'll drop him a line. He does seem to use the word "trickel" authoritatively in his article.
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<< <i>I queried Q. David Bowers (who hadn't heard the term before), Richard Doty (the same), and Kenneth Bressett (who said it sounded vaguely familiar). >>
Show off.
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--"Happy", by the Rolling Stones (1972)
Likewise the 1857-1864 cents.
<< <i>I am sure I will have to explain myself a bit when I am set up at shows, though. >>
LOL!
"I got a fresh trickle yesterday."
"I'm in over my head with these trickles."
"Did your trickle CAC?"
Foreword by Xavier Monny.
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432 pages, softcover, fully illustrated.
<< <i>Then why wouldn't the three-cent silver piece be a trilver?
three cent silvers are "trimes"
The person I failed to query yesterday was R.W. Julian himself! I'll drop him a line. He does seem to use the word "trickel" authoritatively in his article.
Did this make anyone else smile?
TD
<< <i>Did this make anyone else smile?
LOL!!!!!! Now I REALLY feel like a babe in the woods! LOL!!!!!!!
Okay, yes... I just learned (or remembered / was reminded) that Denga = Bob Julian.
I've only been on the board for ... a ... few years. lol?
:-)
<< <i>I was over that the other dealers case and noticed he had a good set of trickles going. I asked him how about one particular trickle was and he said "That's a strong trickle, the best I've seen in a long time". I gazed at the set of trickles and said "Are they all from the same set?". The dealer said, "Yes they are all part of the same emission". >>
Rick, this is too much! lol ... I daren't even ask about the Trickle Collectors Society of America.
"Always wear gloves and observe your trickle under a direct light."
I would have thought it would be something like this:
<< <i>Thanks, Denga. I was familiar with Bob Julian's article, but I assumed its headline was a clever play on words (i.e., playing on the fact that the mintages went from millions down a thousands, or from a flood to a trickle).
The person I failed to query yesterday was R.W. Julian himself! I'll drop him a line. He does seem to use the word "trickel" authoritatively in his article.
Did this make anyone else smile?
I just did.
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<< <i>I queried Q. David Bowers (who hadn't heard the term before), Richard Doty (the same), and Kenneth Bressett (who said it sounded vaguely familiar). >>
Bob Korver here at Heritage is quite fond of using the term in the proper numismatic sense... errr, three cents.
Of course, I always thought that a twenty cent piece should be called a paradigm...
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<< <i>I queried Q. David Bowers (who hadn't heard the term before), Richard Doty (the same), and Kenneth Bressett (who said it sounded vaguely familiar). >>
Bob Korver here at Heritage is quite fond of using the term in the proper numismatic sense... errr, three cents.
Of course, I always thought that a twenty cent piece should be called a paradigm... >>
So, the 1876-CC obverse shows a paradigm shift????
by Dennis Tucker
There was an old name for the nickel,
'Twas etymologically fickle.
A search through the books
Gave us naught but grim looks.
An erratum typographickle?
by Dr. Richard Doty, Sr. Curator, National Numismatic Collection, Smithsonian Institution
Trickel, trickel, little trime
Bet you wish you were a dime!
But even if you’re small and bent
You’re still worth more than the lowly cent!
Surprised no one has posted a picture yet...here's one I picked up thanks to Rick Snow earlier this year...
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<< <i>I have referred to 3c nickels, as trickels in the past, but have not seen anyone else do it. >>
The following note has been on my website for at least 2 years if I recall correctly:
Silver three cent pieces are often called "trimes" which makes me believe that nickel three cent pieces should be called "trickels".
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<< <i>I have referred to 3c nickels, as trickels in the past, but have not seen anyone else do it. >>
The following note has been on my website for at least 2 years if I recall correctly:
Silver three cent pieces are often called "trimes" which makes me believe that nickel three cent pieces should be called "trickels". >>
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